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Garth Brooks is due to stage sold-out concerts at Dublin's Croke Park stadium over five consecutive nights in July

People who live near a Dublin stadium that is due to host five Garth Brooks concerts are considering legal action against the organisers.

All five of the American country star's Irish concerts sold out within hours.

About 400,000 people are due to attend the shows at Croke Park stadium on 25-29 July. The stadium is owned by the Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA).

The residents said the area is "locked down" during concerts. The GAA said it would not comment while talks continue.

Pat Gates from the Clonliffe and Croke Park residents' association said people living near the stadium had been treated "disgracefully" by those who are planning to stage the concerts.

He said about 25,000 people live in the vicinity of Croke Park and about 6,000 of them live inside a zone that is adversely affected during large events.

Mr Gates said these residents experience major disruption to their lives in the run up to major concerts, having to put up with noise pollution, traffic congestion, litter, drunken concert-goers and anti-social behaviour.